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The average rating for Essays Presented to Michael Roberts Sometime Professor of Modern History in the Queen's Univ... based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.
| Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-15 00:00:00 Wilson Yee Here's the review I posted on Amazon. For more reviews, check there - and SF fans, try to get hold of this book! This is a solid science fiction story with a strong ethical core and intriguing characters. It's a shame it's out of print; this book deserves readers! The other reviewers have done a fine job of pointing out what makes it special; it's just calm, sensible speculative fiction that relies on characters and their moral dilemmas rather than flashy action to propel the plot. I loved human teen Kira's interactions with a couple of young aliens who seem, at first to be hostile to her, and the jam she finds herself in at the end of the book was very suspenseful. A note on ratings: I try to judge a book or film by what it sets out to achieve and whether it's coherent and well crafted. This one is, and does. It's just a good book. |
| Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-25 00:00:00 Julie Oneill This isn't One L--Mirande does not provide a play-by-play of his law school years. Instead, he describes what he feels are the most remarkable aspects of his legal education--the silencing of students of color in the classroom, transformative Lawyering for Social Change courses, a seminar on big firms, representing his first client, and largely, the friction between a lawyer's mindset and his Chicano spirit. The books is weighed down by its flaws. It can be incredibly dry and seems thrown together at certain points. (For instance, the chapter on big firms is simply a data dump of Mirande's papers from the course.) Though most readers will be sympathetic to Mirande's concerns, he is not the most likable narrator. As an aspiring public interest lawyer, I found this book useful. It's not necessarily a page turner, but it is informative. |
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